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[–]monolithburger 89 points90 points ago

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Hey Ernie, Can I put on some classical music?

....Schubert

[–]Hysteriia 80 points81 points ago

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Now that's thinking outside the Bachs.

[–]elvis9110 45 points46 points ago

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I'm not sure I can Handel another pun thread

[–]DanjerBob 42 points43 points ago

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I love pun threads. Hopefully this one turns out to be a big Liszt of puns

[–]Fission_Mailed 32 points33 points ago

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I sure am Chopin that this is a good one.

[–]March_of_the_ENTropy 15 points16 points ago

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Vivaldi puns we have so far, i'd say it's a sure thing.

[–]iamnotatroll 3 points4 points ago

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Let me be Franck and say that these pun threads are preventing me from earning a good Salieri.

[–]slywit 0 points1 point ago

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beethoven me crazy

[–]TheBoxX 17 points18 points ago

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Engelbert Humperdinck.

That one's a joke on it's own.

[–]anonysera 20 points21 points ago

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If it's not baroque, don't fix it.....

Wait..i think i did it wrong

[–]gangy86 0 points1 point ago

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You were right...but we should probably put these on Holst for a while

[–]Tweet 2 points3 points ago

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Alright, but just Faure minute or two.

[–]VVesley9 0 points1 point ago

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I was too Bizet reading this thread to think of a good pun.

[–]added_chaos 4 points5 points ago

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The news seems to be traveling around the Bloch

[–]mikemakesnoise 12 points13 points ago

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Don't be Haydn on this thread

[–]elvis9110 4 points5 points ago

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These jokes are getting a little Rimsky to make.

[–]Tetriana 12 points13 points ago

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You mad, Brahms?

[–]demonbros5 -4 points-3 points ago

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this is getting out of hand I'm leaving,but don't worry......I'll be Bach.

[–]jrhoffa 2 points3 points ago

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Rachmaninov

[–]AeBeeEll 30 points31 points ago

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Gah! I hate it when people pronounce it like that. Especially when they're muppets!

[–]cyclura 8 points9 points ago

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Ernie's not to be trusted anyway:

http://i.imgur.com/BGbHj.jpg

[–]jsnoogs 2 points3 points ago

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I know I'm not on 4chan, here. but... [fap fap fap fap fap]

[–]studmuffffffin 9 points10 points ago

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Dude...

[–]keteb 4 points5 points ago

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At least the man is honest

[–]jsnoogs 7 points8 points ago

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a simple yoke, comrade. an homage (or parody) to 4chan's lack of fucks given.

[–]thefreshprincealbert -1 points0 points ago

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Sounds wrong, but tastes Oh so right.

[–]LadyViolet 22 points23 points ago

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I will upvote all who know not to pronounce it "Sherbert", though it did amuse me.

[–]asciicat 1 point2 points ago

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There is a difference between sorbet and sherbet; sorbet contains no dairy while sherbet does.

Unless you were talking about the "r" in sherbet. The joke wouldn't work without it.

Sure, Bet

[–]tiromancy 1 point2 points ago

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I gave you an upvote too, for good measure.

[–]runedeadthA 0 points1 point ago

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Are you saying Austin Powers was Inaccurate in this regard!?

[–]Vato_Loco 0 points1 point ago

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Impossible! He has no flaws.

[–]ComplicitOwl 0 points1 point ago

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Sure he does, his teeth.

[–]QuixoticMcGee 5 points6 points ago

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Jokes on you it seems. Sherbet is not ice cream.

[–]hueycumberdale[S] -1 points0 points ago

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Fair point.

[–]five35 90 points91 points ago

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[–]gentlebot 78 points79 points ago

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You seem to be a tad...

[–]SchruteFruit 10 points11 points ago

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[–]Fat-Elvis 1 point2 points ago

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Homer's shit?

[–]anonysera 3 points4 points ago

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a melted peep?

[–]AriBBCP 17 points18 points ago

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that peep is unmelted

[–]anonysera 9 points10 points ago

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rummaged the internet to prove you wrong, and as a result, this comment...

:(

[–]Tokeli 1 point2 points ago

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It's unmelted, but it's definitely not the happiest peep I've ever seen.

[–]hueycumberdale[S] 13 points14 points ago

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So awesome. =)

[–]flinxsl 1 point2 points ago

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It's the zing of the day!

[–]mershed_perderders 0 points1 point ago

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Aroooooooooooooooo

[–]CullenDM 3 points4 points ago

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Sherbet, it comes from sorbet. :)

[–]digital-dave 3 points4 points ago

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Being allergic to milk i've learned that sorbet has no milk, sherbet does.

[–]Goatses_His_Enemies 9 points10 points ago

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What a grouch.

[–]Killbunny90210 0 points1 point ago

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sees username

Well I certainly don't want to get on your bad side...

[–]Hysteriia 8 points9 points ago

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Dear Goatses_His_Enemies,

I'm sorry you have to see this reply every time you comment.

Sincerely, Hysteriia

[–]evanthesquirrel 3 points4 points ago

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THANK YOU!!!!! and no Huey, they are not. Look at the packaging.

[–]CanNibble 3 points4 points ago

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I blame puns like this for teaching people to pronounce it incorrectly in the first place. Death to puns!

[–]penilefracture 1 point2 points ago

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Oh my GOD. I thought I was the only person who pronounced it without the 'r'. I have all but given up on trying to correct people.

[–]chimchumchum 1 point2 points ago

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Was hoping someone would point this out. I was corrected by a Canadian a long time ago and never went back.

[–]hueycumberdale[S] 7 points8 points ago

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I'm sher both are right.

[–]PsychedelicFairy 14 points15 points ago

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WTF? No. One is right and one is wrong.

[–]tiromancy 6 points7 points ago

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I can see how the invisible, un-silent, second "r" in sherbet is plausible.

[–]uvulavulva 3 points4 points ago

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Surely one of them will be a sorbet loser.

[–]hueycumberdale[S] -3 points-2 points ago

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I've read through this whole list of great puns. My gut hurts from laughing so much.

[–]uvulavulva 0 points1 point ago

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:(

[–]nimaku 0 points1 point ago

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Actually, it can be both. It's just a regional thing. I had never heard anyone call it "Sherbet" until a couple years ago, and for me, it's grating to hear it pronounced that way.

[–]five35 0 points1 point ago*

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Don't even get me started on "catsup"! ;-)

I was actually really surprised how prevalent "sherbert" has become. Last time I looked it up (admittedly some 20 years ago), all the authoritative sources seemed to agree that it was wrong. But when I posted this, I had to carefully select my Google results to find a link which didn't mention that it's starting to get added to dictionaries as an alternate spelling/pronunciation. It's a funny old language.

[–]Clay_Pigeon 0 points1 point ago

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I'm on board, but how is it pronounced? I imagine it sounds like "sure bet" (in American English)?

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[–]bagboyrebel 2 points3 points ago

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Both

[–]unsurebutwilling -3 points-2 points ago

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[–][deleted] 3 points4 points ago

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"Do we have ernie fudge ripple?"

[–]arrogantsob 3 points4 points ago

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Oh my god my girlfriend invented this joke when she was like 10 years old.

Proof: http://articles.latimes.com/1998/oct/13/news/ls-31893

[–]froibo 2 points3 points ago

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[–]tiromancy 2 points3 points ago

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I would risk temporal paradoxes to murder the first person who pronounced "sherbet" as "sher-bert."

[–]lollerkeet 0 points1 point ago

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Thank you. I didn't register the spelling, so came here hoping to see the meme this was riffing.

[–]GoochyBandana 2 points3 points ago

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My brother, who has asperger's syndrome, told me this joke about 2 weeks ago. i laughed my ass off god damnit.

[–]goggimoggi 2 points3 points ago

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It's sherbet unfortunately.

[–]yermah1986 2 points3 points ago

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Did anyone else not get it because where they come from sherbet is powdered tangy surgery thing often scooped out a paper bag with a lollipop, like sherbet dib dabs.

[–]me-tan 1 point2 points ago

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This confused me also. I learned when Austin Powers was in the cinema that Americans call sorbet "sherbet". What do Americans call sherbet?!

[–]captainbastard 0 points1 point ago

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Heh, entirely with you on this.

I'm a bit amused that people here are saying it's pronounced "Sherbet" not "Sherbert"...but does that mean they're pronouncing it "Sherbé"? Or "Sherbett" or...or what?

[–]luzfero 4 points5 points ago

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My wife was in a bad mood until I showed her this. Now she can't stop giggling. Thank you for making her day.

[–]hueycumberdale[S] 2 points3 points ago

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No problem. Good people deserve good things. thank you for showing her.

[–]Hysteriia 2 points3 points ago

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And thus, your day.

[–]cookiemonster13 1 point2 points ago

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ohhh they think they're so clever....one of these days....

[–]Inconspicuously_here 1 point2 points ago

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Giggled uncontrollably. Bravo, good sir.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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"ossscccaar you'reeee a grooouch."

[–]hamsaurus 1 point2 points ago

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I don't know what I was expecting when I opened the link, but it wasn't this. It caught me so off guard that I started laughing until it brought me to tears.

[–]LandofLoungeLizards 1 point2 points ago

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Icy what you did there.

[–]autiger8l5 1 point2 points ago

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Why did I read this in my most "fabulous" voice???

[–]Isaac_Shepard 1 point2 points ago

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Waka waka

[–]Qui-gon_jordan 1 point2 points ago

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I loled way too hard

[–]Mrbananpants64 1 point2 points ago

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I read this in class. I was dying on the inside trying not to laugh.

[–]Bearaidz 1 point2 points ago

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One of the funnyest memes ive read this quater.

[–]CaptChazLightning 1 point2 points ago

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It's Sesame Park-get it right damnit.

[–]hueycumberdale[S] 0 points1 point ago

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LOL! Jeez, that is some good stuff. Well done, Capt. Very funny

[–]Be_Are 1 point2 points ago

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instead of Berts voice I hear Fozzy bear.

[–]katuni08 1 point2 points ago

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This joke doesn't work for the people who pronounce it like sherbit... as does half of my school. It drives me nuts.

[–]bicyclemom 0 points1 point ago

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Isn't that the word, "sherbet"? That's the way it's spelled anyway. I don't think I've ever heard it pronounced with the "er" in the second syllable.

[–]katuni08 0 points1 point ago

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I have no idea... maybe it changes where you're from or something. In my area of Michigan it's pronounced both ways.

[–]OhJustNothing 0 points1 point ago

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Good lord they stare into my very soul.

[–]creegsly 0 points1 point ago

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Sophomore yr. geometry first period had a group project with a kid named Bert. One of my other group mates said "are ya sure Bert?" to one of the answers he gave. I fucking lost it and to this day we still laugh about that fateful day in geometry. True story.

[–]Sarahmint 0 points1 point ago

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I think Sorbet is Bert's favorite flavor. coincidence?

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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I love ice-cream.

[–]RToelke 0 points1 point ago

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I believe it's spelled "sherbet". Funny anyway.

[–]Wake_Up_Crono 0 points1 point ago

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[–]sugar_cube 0 points1 point ago

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In my mind I pronounced it correctly and it ruined the joke for me :/

[–]CCarrier 0 points1 point ago

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clap clap clap ... enjoy just gave u the clap!

[–]karenee 0 points1 point ago

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When I was a little kid I actually called sherbet "Ernie and Bert." I thought that was how you said it until about halfway through elementary school. My mom never corrected me because she thought it was cute or something.

[–]BionicBeurghjn 0 points1 point ago

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Booooooo!

[–]herbert_andy 0 points1 point ago

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People make this joke all the time when I'm around.

[–]abbiistabbii 0 points1 point ago

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126 comments and nobody has said this yet? Ok.

Bert and Ernie are my favourite fictional gay couple!

[–]joezeto187 0 points1 point ago

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dude, fuck me this is funny yet a stab in the belly at the same time.

[–]Nerdsapien 0 points1 point ago

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Funniest gay couple ever

[–]Mintopia 0 points1 point ago

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haha

[–]aMANescape 0 points1 point ago

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I'm Australian. What does sherbert icecream taste like?

[–]honor646 2 points3 points ago

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Sherbet, Sherbert, or Sorbet are all names for a flavoured ice-water dessert treat.

[–]evilbob 1 point2 points ago

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I think it is like sorbet. Fuck knows, I'm australian also. To me, sherbert is a shitty band from the early eighties or, a flavoured sugary powder that comes in straws or candy 'bombs'.

[–]hueycumberdale[S] 0 points1 point ago

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Thanks to all for upvoting this to the front page! It's my first time getting to it! Thank you! Thank you!!

[–]HmmmNol -1 points0 points ago

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id give you all of my upvotes if i could

[–]DazednEnthused -1 points0 points ago

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Sherly you can't be serious?

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[–]hueycumberdale[S] -1 points0 points ago

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=)

[–]mushroom83 -1 points0 points ago

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Okay, what the fuck did I miss now? I've only been gone for a few hours.

[–]dj23 -1 points0 points ago

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Ten points to those who read this out loud in Ernie's voice.

[–]Nimbokwezer -1 points0 points ago

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[–]Mato_Jack -3 points-2 points ago

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You sir are a genius. But may I point out that sherbert has a dairy content under 2% while ice cream has a dairy content over 10%; so therefore sherbert is not ice cream. But ignoring that, this is an awesome pun. I do enjoy a good pun. Upvote for you.

[–]vicksvaposnort -2 points-1 points ago

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this made me laugh way more than it should have

[–]d_r_benway -3 points-2 points ago

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I love the way religious right wingers believe that they are communists.

It's almost like they don't have a fucking clue about life !

[–][deleted] -3 points-2 points ago

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How is this a meme and how is this even funny??

[–]Dirrwen 2 points3 points ago

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Oh, this is r/meme? It's fuckin hilarious, grow down a little.

[–][deleted] -3 points-2 points ago

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How does retarded unfunny shit like this make it to the front page?

[–]kbruce4 -4 points-3 points ago

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LOL SO PUNNY

[–]my_Daddy_Died -5 points-4 points ago

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I don't think this is funny at all. Why did you waste you're time?

[–]hueycumberdale[S] 1 point2 points ago

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I'm sorry.

[–]my_Daddy_Died 0 points1 point ago

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I forgive you. Much like Jesus.